PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Philadelphia-based artist, dancer, and choreographer Ralph Lemon (born 1952) is one of the most significant figures to emerge from New York’s downtown scene in the 1990s. This catalog, published on the occasion of the first US museum exhibition of Lemon’s work at MoMA PS1, explores his practice across movement, film, and installation, tracing the arc of his ongoing collaborations that extend far beyond the paradigm of dance. The publication features works in diverse media, including sculpture, film, drawing, and major ensemble performances that emerge from the afterlife of postmodern dance.

As a “devotional” handbook for the PS1 show, Ceremonies Out of the Air traces Lemon’s evolving collaborations. It includes essays by exhibition curators Connie Butler and Thomas Lax, along with newly commissioned essays, texts, and contributions by Kevin Beasley, Adrienne Edwards, Darrell Jones, Ralph Lemon, Okwui Okpokwasili, Pope.L, Kevin Quashie, and Kari Rittenbach. Featuring a dust jacket that unfolds into a poster, the book showcases more than 100 full-color illustrations of Lemon’s artworks, performance documentation, and sketches.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 6.75 x 9.5 in

Number of Pages: 168

Binding Method: smyth-sewn

Paper: Munken Polar

Typefaces: Selectric UN

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Julia Schäfer

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Book Designer: Julia Schäfer, Asel Tambay

Jacket/Cover Designer: Ralph Lemon, Julia Schäfer

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